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Ministry of Education
Access to the National Online Education Platform SWAYAM and other Digital Initiatives of HRD ministry has tripled in the last one week - HRD Minister
The Ministry of HRD through its Online/Digital Education Initiatives is trying to ensure that students can continue their learning sitting at their home, during this lockdown period.Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'has appealed to the students to take advantage of these learning platforms and put their valuable time to good and optimum use. The response to this has been overwhelming.
The access to the National Online Education Platform SWAYAM and other Digital Initiatives has tripled in the last one week.Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal has said that the growth has been seen after provision of free access to best teaching learning resources at SWAYAM while earlier the courses of SWAYAM were time bound for which registration needed to be done in advance. Now to utilise this lock down period productively and to promote online learning, it can be viewed by any learner free of cost without any registration, the Minister added.
About 50,000 people have accessed SWAYAM since 23rd March 2020. This is over and above the 25 lakh students/learners who are already enrolled in the 571 courses of the January2020 semester of SWAYAM. SWAYAM has a repository of 1900 courses which are now being accessed by people from over 60 countries. The significant majority is from India and the other countries include USA, UAE, Germany, Nepal, Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.
The videos of the SWAYAM Prabha DTH TV channels are viewed by around 50,000 people every day. The National Digital Library is now being accessed by about 43,000 people daily whichis more than double of the usual number of persons accessing it.
The Education portals of NCERT like Diksha, e-pathasala, NROER and NIOS and the other ICT initiatives like Robotics education , Open Source Software for Education , Virtual experiments  and Learning programming  are also experiencing very large access rates.
Union HRD Minister has urged more and more students to make effective use of these initiatives and enrich their learning experience.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
182 School Drops out and Madrasa students have successfully completed the Bridge Course
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will given the certificates tomorrow
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will tomorrow distribute certificates to those students who have been successful in “Bridge Course”, jointly conducted by Ministry of Minority Affairs and Jamia Millia Islamia, for school drop outs and those students who are pursuing their studies in Madrasas.
Ministry of Minority Affairs, in collaboration with Jamia Millia Islamia University, had started “Bridge Course” to bring Madrasa students and school drop outs into mainstream education system.
This year, a total of 260 students had been trained under “Bridge Course” out of which 182 students have successfully completed the course and they will be given their certificates tomorrow.
Besides, Ministry of Minority Affairs has also started a training programme to link Madrasa teachers with the mainstream education system.
Minority Affairs Ministry, in collaboration with Jamia Millia Islamia University, has been organising residential training programme for Madrasa teachers. These teachers are providing mainstream education like- Science, Maths, Computer, Hindi, English etc.
On the occasion of certificate distribution tomorrow, besides Shri Naqvi, Minority Affairs Ministry Secretary Shri A. Luikham; Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Shri Tariq Mansoor; Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Shri Talat Ahmad; Chairman Guru Harkishan Public Schhol Society Shri S. Manjit Singh GK; representative of Diocese of Delhi-Church of North India Bishop Collin Theodore; Secretary Mhabodhi International Meditation Centre Leh-Ladakh Ven Nagasena; Secretary Maulana Azad Education Foundation Shri R. Rahman and other dignitaries will be present.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Wheat procurement for the forthcoming RMS 2021-22 expected to 9.56% more than procurement during RMS 2020-21
Wheat procurement estimated at 427.363 Lakh Metric Tonnes during Rabi Marketing Season 2021-22
Similarly, a total quantity of 119.72 LMT rice  has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming rabi crop of current KMS 2020-21 which is 24.43% more than the 96.21 LMT procurement of rice  during KMS 2019-20
Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution  chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries to discuss the arrangements for procurement of Wheat during the ensuing Rabi Marketing season 2021-22 and that of Rice  of KMS 2020-21
Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution , Government of India, chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries today to discuss the arrangements for procurement of Wheat during the ensuing Rabi Marketing season 2021-22 and that of Rice  of KMS 2020-21.
A total quantity of 427.363 LMT wheat has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming RMS 2021-22 which is 9.56% more than the 389.93 LMT procured during RMS 2020-21.
Similarly, a total quantity of 119.72 LMT rice  has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming rabi crop of current KMS 2020-21 which is 24.43% more than the 96.21 LMT procurement of rice  during KMS 2019-20.
State wise procurement ESTIMATE of Wheat during RMS 2021-22 is as follows: -
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S.No
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State
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Procurement Estimate 
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1
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Punjab
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130.00
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2
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Madhya Pradesh
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135.00
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3
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Haryana
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80.00
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4
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Uttar Pradesh
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55.00
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5
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Rajasthan
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22.00
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6
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Uttarakhand
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2.20
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7
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Gujarat
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1.5
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8
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Bihar
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1.00
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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0.06
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10
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Maharashtra
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0.003
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11
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Delhi
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0.50
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12
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Jammu & Kashmir
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0.10
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Total
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427.363
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
High level Group of Ministers reviews current status, and actions for prevention and management of COVID-19
Revised Travel Advisory issued
The sixth meeting of the GoM was held at Nirman Bhawan today under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Sh. Nityananda Rai, Minister of State for Home, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State , Ministry of Shipping, Chemicals and Fertilisers and Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Health & Family Welfare were present.
The recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries chaired by Cabinet Secretary were placed before GoM. After detailed deliberations on preventive measures, actions taken and preparedness for Novel Coronavirus Disease , the Group of Ministers took the following decisions:
- All existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15th April 2020. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure.
- Visa free travel facility granted to OCI card holders is kept in abeyance till April 15th 2020. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure.
- Any foreign national who intends to travel to India for compelling reason may contact the nearest Indian Mission.
- All incoming travellers, including Indian nationals, arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after 15th February, 2020 shall be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure.
- Incoming travellers, including Indian nationals, are advised to avoid non-essential travel and are informed that they can be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days on their arrival in India.
- Indian nationals are strongly advised to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. On their return, they can be subjected to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days.
- International traffic through land borders will be restricted to Designated check posts with robust screening facilities. These will be notified separately by M/o Home Affairs.
- Provision for testing primarily for students/compassionate cases in Italy to be made and collection for samples to be organized accordingly. Those tested negative will be allowed to travel and will be quarantined on arrival in India for 14 days.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Union Minister, Shri Goyal participates in ‘Run for Unity’ on the occasion of the 147th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Krishi Bhawan
'Rashtriya Ekta Divas Pledge' to the officials and staff of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
To commemorate 147th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 31st October 2022 as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal today participated in ‘Run for Unity’ which was jointly organised by the Department of Food and Public Distribution and Department of Consumer Affairs.
Along with Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, officers and staff members, Shri Goyal observed a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for the deceased in the tragic accident in Morbi.
Shri Goyal paid floral tributes at the portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel before flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’ from the premises of Krishi Bhawan.
The Minister also administered the 'Rashtriya Ekta Divas Pledge' to the officials and staff of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
He then flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ from the premises of Krishi Bhawan. Patriotic slogans were chanted during and at the end of the event. The programme was attended by senior officers along with approximately 450 officers/officials from the Department of Food and Public Distribution , Department of Consumer Affairs  and their affiliated organisations like Food Corporation of India , Central Warehousing Corporation  and Bureau of Indian Standards .
The Department of Food and Public Distribution, had already placed a number of banners at various prominent locations in Krishi Bhawan and on the way to India Gate, where the ‘Run for Unity’ concluded.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Harnaaz Sandhu on being crowned Miss Universe
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Harnaaz Sandhu on being crowned Miss Universe.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Congratulations to Harnaaz Sandhu on being crowned Miss Universe. Best wishes to her for her future endeavours."
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL
Schemes related to providing housing are implemented by States/Union Territories . However, to supplement the efforts of States/UTs, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban  “Housing for All” Mission since June 25, 2015 for providing pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries including slum dwellers across the country. The scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction , Affordable Housing in Partnership , In-Situ Slum Redevelopment  and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  based on eligibility criteria as per scheme guidelines. Against the validated demand of 1.12 crore houses, as on 13.03.2023, 120.45 lakh houses have been sanctioned, out of which more than 109.23 lakh have been grounded and 72.56 lakh have been completed/ delivered to the beneficiaries.
In addition, Central Government supplements the efforts of States/UTs to enhance ease of living of the common poor people in cities through various Missions, such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation , Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban , Smart Cities Mission , SAUBHAGYA - Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, National Health Mission, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana under Ayushman Bharat , Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  and UJALA scheme amongst others.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath: Maharashtra is all set to pay swachhanjali to Bapu
The preparations are in full swing for Swachhta Pakhwada - Swachhta Hi Seva - 2023 across the country. Citizens have geared up to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to action for “Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath and pledged to pay a tribute to Bapu through Swachhata. Swachh Bharat Mission –Urban under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  aims to make cities garbage free. Swachhta Pakhwada- As the festival of Ganesh Puja was being celebrated in Mumbai, so was the celebration of swachhata. In Mumbai, Swachhta Pakhwada is being celebrated with the same enthusiasm and fervour as Ganesh Puja.
The citizen participation in Maharashtra for ISL 2.0 held on September 17 was very interesting. People participated in the entire cleanliness fortnight with zeal and enthusiasm and extended their cooperation in cleaning every nook and corner of the city. Citizens will participate in the state-level cleanliness in Maharashtra on October 1 from their favorite locations through the portal provided by MoHUA. . They will also be able to click pictures from the site and upload on the portal too. Citizens will contribute significantly on 1st Oct by cleaning water bodies, places of worship, private and government offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, bus stands, railway stations etc.
The Hingoli Municipal Council has adopted garbage vulnerable sites to clean and beautify the place where people throw garbage in the open areas. They will also be installing some seating benches there as part of the cleanliness drive. The main focus areas will be Hanuman Temple, Hingoli. Similarly, cleanliness drive was also carried out in all the election wards of Ratnagiri Municipal Council. The one-hour concept was introduced to make the city clean before October 1. People not only appreciated this concept but people are participating in this event enthusiastically as well.
Clean and green environment is a basic ideology in sustainable development. The importance of cleanliness is known to all and citizens try to keep their homes clean, but they somehow forget that they are also responsible for the cleanliness of the environment. Shirol city has witnessed massive youth participation. For October 1, cleanliness targets have been set for Shri Kalleshwar Lake, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Takht, Panchganga Ghat and Buwafan Temple in Shirol.
This mega cleanliness drive will connect people and focus on selected iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places of the. More than 8 lakh sites have been adopted across the nation for the mega cleanliness drive.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 344
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage achieves 141.32 crore
More than 29 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has achieved 141.32 Crore  today. More than 29 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10386887
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2nd Dose
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9678237
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18384800
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2nd Dose
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16831027
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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493047874
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2nd Dose
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313540660
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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193006474
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2nd Dose
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145437916
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
|
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120540788
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2nd Dose
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92423935
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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835366823
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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577911775
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Total
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1413278598
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 25th December, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
|
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34
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|
2nd Dose
|
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2592
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FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
41
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
5786
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
558776
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1552280
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
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120372
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
390533
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|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
68258
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
212861
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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|
747481
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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2164052
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Total
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2911533
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
PIB Headquarters
Swachhta Pakhwada by Department of Atomic Energy
As per the direction of Govt. of India and Department of Atomic Energy, common programmes and special activities have been organized by GSO, Kalpakkam in connection with Swachhta Pakhwada from 16th-28th February, 2020. The details of common programmes/ special activities carried out in and around Kalpakkam, nearby schools and neighbouring villages are as under:
- On 17.02.2020 - Administrative Team of GSO explained about the “Concept of Zero Waste Office & Discouraging use of Plastic in Office”.
- On 20.02.2020 - Slogan /Poster competition were arranged for GSO employees at GSO Annex Building. Large number of employees participated in the competitions.
- On 21.02.2020 - Essay competition were arranged for GSO employees at GSO Annex Building. Large number of employees participated in the competitions.
- On 24.02.2020 - Lecture on “Promotion of hand washing, disease prevention, hygiene promotion” has been delivered by Medical Suptd., DAE Hospital, GSO and a Rally with the participation of school students of Govt. Primary/ Higher Secondary School Pudupattinam has been organized. Around 900 students benefited in the programme. To bring awareness among the students of Discouraging use of Plastic, juco  bags were issued.
- On 25.02.2020 - Lecture on “Sanitation & Hygiene” has been delivered by CAO, GSO and a Rally with the participation of school students of Govt. Primary/ Higher Secondary School, Sadras has been organized. Around 450 students benefited in the programme. To bring awareness among the students of Discouraging use of Plastic, juco bags were issued.
- On 26.02.2020 - Lecture on “Discouraging use of Plastic” has been delivered by Director, ESG, GSO and a Rally with the participation of school students of Govt. Primary/ Higher Secondary School, Vengambakkam has been organized. Around 770 students benefited in the programme. To bring awareness among the students of Discouraging use of Plastic, juco bags were issued.
- On 27.02.2020 - Lecture on “Save Trees for Clean India”” has been delivered by AO-III / AAO, GSO and a Rally with the participation of school students of Govt. Primary/ Higher Secondary School, Kunnathur has been organized. Around 200 students benefited in the programme. To bring awareness among the students of Discouraging use of Plastic, juco bags were issued.
- On 28.02.2020 - Special Lecture on “Concept of Zero Waste Office & Discouraging Use of Plastic in Office” by the special Invitee has been organized for the benefit of GSO employees to bring awareness as a part of Swachhta Pakhwada. Besides, Bio – toilets facility to be arranged for contract Labours working in DAE Township, Kalpakkam/ Anupuram. Also, Retro Reflective Slogan sign boards for promoting the message “No to Plastic” are to be fixed in DAE Township, Kalpakkam / Anupuram to bring awareness about non-usage of plastic and encourage increase of alternate degradable materials by township residents.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to review performance of Credit and other Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes in Public Sector Banks tomorrow
Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will review performance of Credit and other Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes in Public Sector Banks here tomorrow. The meeting would also be graced by the Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes  and heads of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions like SIDBI, NABARD. Along with the Union Finance Minister, the meeting will also be attended by the Union Ministers of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad, Secretary, and Department of Financial Services .
The Government has launched various schemes specifically for Scheduled Castes that includes the Stand-Up India Scheme, Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes  and the Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes. Besides these schemes, the Government has emphasised on inclusive growth for all segments of society.
Credit given to persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste community by the banks as well as under various loan schemes such as Stand up India, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, National Rural Livelihood Mission , National Urban Livelihoods Mission , Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises , Education Loan, Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes , Venture Capital Fund for SCs etc will be reviewed in the meeting.
The meeting would also review the measures undertaken for the welfare of Scheduled Castes in the Banks. The review will focus on reservation, backlog vacancies and action taken to fill up the same and the functioning of welfare and grievances redressal mechanism including meetings with Welfare Associations, appointment of Chief Liaison Officers , constitution of Grievance Redressal Cell etc.